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Print - 2007-10-19
Public and private transport remain thin in city

Public and private transport remain thin in city

Citizen have to brave immense difficulties in reaching out their offices, workplaces and other destinations as public and private transport on Thursday remained very thin on major arteries of the city owing to arrival of PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto in
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Toba Tek-Shorkot Cantt road to be widened

Toba Tek-Shorkot Cantt road to be widened

Toba Tek Singh-Shorkot Cantt Road would be widened and improved with the cost of Rs 143.631 million during the six- month time. Talking to newsmen, Rizwan Qamar, Provincial Highway Division Faisalabad Executive Engineer, said that this road was divided in
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

Thursday's closing prices of New York cotton in US cents/lb.

Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Education centres to be set up in Balochistan

Education centres to be set up in Balochistan

National Vocational and Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC) has decided to set up education institutions in Balochistan to provide skill-oriented education facilities to the youth of the province.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

Thursday's closing prices of New York cotton in US cents/lb.

Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Roomana Roomi's poetical collection launched

Roomana Roomi's poetical collection launched

'Good poetry keeps the remnant of good traditions of civilisation well oiled, but every poet must be original and a versifier who copies pattern of others would only be listed among those who ran'. Iftikhar Arif, Chairman, Pakistan Academy of Letters, sai
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Thursday (October 18, 2007) and the forecast for Friday (October 19, 2007).
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Lecture on 'bird keeping' on October 20

Lecture on 'bird keeping' on October 20

The Pet Centre of University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore is arranging a special lecture on "Bird Keeping" on Saturday (October 20) at city campus of the university.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Faisal appointed GCU's registrar

Faisal appointed GCU's registrar

Sahibzada Faisal Khurshid appointed as GCU registrar for a three-year contract, said A Punjab Education Department notification here on Thursday. Khurshid was serving as Administration and Establishment Deputy Registrar.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
BISE announces 29 scholarships

BISE announces 29 scholarships

Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Faisalabad has announced to award Quaid-e-Azam Scholarship to 29 students. Secretary BISE Faisalabad, Dr Syed Riaz Hussain while talking to newsmen said that the scholarship would be awarded on the basi
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Plan being executed to use groundwater for crop production

Plan being executed to use groundwater for crop production

Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) is going to execute a plan for use of "Low Quality Groundwater for Sustainable Crop Production (ALP-PARC funded)", with a total cost of Rs 1.70 million.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Two killed in Bahawalnagar

Two killed in Bahawalnagar

Two persons were killed in separate incidents in the district during the last 24 hours, police said. Falak Sher was allegedly slaughtered by Mohammed Imran in connivance with Rukhsana, wife of the victim. The assailants managed to escape in Chak 174/m nea
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Pakistan to attend fruit and vegetable show in London

Pakistan to attend fruit and vegetable show in London

Pakistan will take part in two-day World Fruit and Vegetable Show in London from October 21. Pakistan Horticulture Development & Export Board (PHDEB) Chief Shamoon Sadiq, will lead Pakistan delegation, comprising prominent horticulture growers, processors
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Key stock and currency market movements

Key stock and currency market movements

The latest close of key indices on major world stock exchanges and the London closing values of the euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound and gold bullion (previous day's closes in brackets).

Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
LLB admissions last date fixed

LLB admissions last date fixed

The Registrar University of Sindh has announced on Thursday that the last date for admission to LL.B part-I for the session 2007-2008 and LL.B part-II and Part-III for the session of 2006-2007 has been fixed as October, 31, 2007.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Trade and commercial centres present deserted look

Trade and commercial centres present deserted look

With the already planned arrival of former prime minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Benazir Bhutto on Thursday in the city, trade and commercial activities in the city came to a complete standstill due to fears of insecurity that made the
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
NWFP governor lays foundation of Levies Training Centre

NWFP governor lays foundation of Levies Training Centre

The NWFP Governor Lieutenant General Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai (Retd) on Thursday laid the foundation stone for Levies Training Centre at Shah Kas in Jamrud sub division of Khyber Agency, 17 km west of Peshawar.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Tobacco exports up 569.15 percent

Tobacco exports up 569.15 percent

The country's tobacco exports have increased to $2.516 million during the first two months of fiscal year 2007-08 against $0.376 million of the last corresponding period, marking an increase of $2.14 million or 569.15 percent.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Karachi wore a festive look on arrival of Benazir

Karachi wore a festive look on arrival of Benazir

The activists of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) decorated Karachi, the city of lights, like a bride by displaying huge billboards, posters and banners. The PPP also set up a number of welcome camps along major arteries and roundabouts of the metropolis to
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Karachiites watch TV coverage of Benazir's arrival

Karachiites watch TV coverage of Benazir's arrival

People in Karachi watched TV coverage of the arrival of PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto in Karachi with great interest on Thursday as she returned after eight years of self-exile, spent mostly in Dubai, reports UPP correspondent.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
P&D wing fails to take up any project in Sindh

P&D wing fails to take up any project in Sindh

Research and Training Wing of Planning and Development Department, Sindh has failed to produce even a single research or development report during last two years to initiate new projects in the province.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Minfal to prepare olive cultivation feasibility in three months

Minfal to prepare olive cultivation feasibility in three months

The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (Minfal) will prepare feasibility report on olive cultivation in Pakistan within the next three months, and undertake a project to motivate the farmers about its cultivation. The ministry has been asked to p
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
RDA fails to complete Liaqat Bagh renovation

RDA fails to complete Liaqat Bagh renovation

Despite a passage of three year after executing the renovation project of Liaqat Bagh, the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has failed to complete the project, which has deprived the people of Rawalpindi from their lone recreational facility.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
WDM launches Rs 39.785 million NFARW project

WDM launches Rs 39.785 million NFARW project

The Women Development Ministry (WDM)has launched a project entitled National Fund for Advancement of Rural Women (NFARW) in collaboration with Khushali Bank, costing Rs 39.785 million for socio-economic empowerment of rural women.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
NIT Unit Prices

NIT Unit Prices

The sale and repurchase prices of NIT (Unit) on Thursday (October 18, 2007).

Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Passengers stranded as flights for Karachi cancelled

Passengers stranded as flights for Karachi cancelled

Passengers stranded at Multan, Bahawalpur and Dera Ghazi Khan airports due to non-availability of flights for Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, while international passengers could not reach their destination too.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Thursday (October 18, 2007).

Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Development schemes

Development schemes

Under the Community Uplift Programme (CUP) another 120 development schemes would be executed in Faisalabad with an estimated cost of Rs 128.10 million.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Thursday (October 18, 2007).

Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Shamsul Mulk meets Amanullah

Shamsul Mulk meets Amanullah

Acting Chief Minister of NWFP Shamsul Mulk called on Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Amanullah Khan Jadoon here on Thursday and discussed pace of oil and gas development activities in the province.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Benazir's overwhelming reception jolts PML-Q

Benazir's overwhelming reception jolts PML-Q

Pakistan Muslim League (Q) seems to be in panic after the scheduled arrival and unexpected public response to Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister and Chairperson of Pakistan People's Party.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Thursday (October 18, 2007).

Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
PPP leaders lay chaddar at Data Ganj shrine

PPP leaders lay chaddar at Data Ganj shrine

Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarian (PPP-P) local leaders laid a chaddar at the mausoleum of Sufi saint Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh (AR) here Thursday. They also sacrificed animals and prayed for the long life of their leader Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto on th
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
NIT Unit Prices

NIT Unit Prices

The sale and repurchase prices of NIT (Unit) on Thursday (October 18, 2007).

Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
25 goats sacrificed at Zardari House

25 goats sacrificed at Zardari House

Twenty-five goats were sacrificed at Zardari House Nawabshah to celebrate the arrival of Pakistan People's Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto in the country after exile of eight years.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
DPOs asked to ensure 'vantage points' next to banks

DPOs asked to ensure 'vantage points' next to banks

Inspector General Police, Punjab has taken strict notice of the fact that 'vantage points' are not set up next to bank branches by the local police as per directions, and ordered all DPOs of the province to ensure the same. Police sources talking to APP h
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
NIT Unit Prices

NIT Unit Prices

The sale and repurchase prices of NIT (Unit) on Thursday (October 18, 2007).

Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Two gunned down

Two gunned down

Two passengers were gunned down by their rivals over an old enmity at Lalian Bus stop on Faisalabad-Sargodha road. According to Police, Sarfraz Ahmed and Umer Hayat, residents of chak Bahadar, were waiting for bus at Lalian Bus Stop to go to Chiniot court
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Doctor's house looted

Doctor's house looted

Four armed men broke into the house of the in charge THQ hospital, Minchinabad and made the inmates hostage at gunpoint, looted cash and valuables, and fled away. The accused locked Dr Aziz's wife, also a doctor, and his family, in a separate room, search
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Thursday (October 18, 2007).

Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Contaminated water found in 21 cities

Contaminated water found in 21 cities

National Water Quality Monitoring Programme, which was launched in 2001 with the objective of establishing a permanent water-quality monitoring network and to observe changes in surface and ground water quality in various Pakistan's cities.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Strategy should be redesigned in consultation with SIMAP: chairman

Strategy should be redesigned in consultation with SIMAP: chairman

Chairman Surgical Instrument Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (SIMAP) Aamir Riaz Bhinder has said that the industry demands that the Ministry of Industries should appoint a local consultant for the project instead of J. E. Austin and the strategy pla
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Pak-China talks on renewable energy next week

Pak-China talks on renewable energy next week

A delegation of Ministry of Science and Technology is due here next week to hold negotiations with Chinese officials in the field of renewable energy.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Southwest, Continental post higher profits

Southwest, Continental post higher profits

Southwest Airlines Co and Continental Airlines Inc, two of the largest US carriers, posted higher quarterly earnings on Thursday as fuller planes and fare increases helped offset soaring fuel costs.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Shanghai copper eases

Shanghai copper eases

Shanghai copper edged lower while London futures steadied on Thursday on consumer buying, after rising stockpiles and limp US housing data sent prices down the previous session. Shanghai's January copper contract, the most active, closed down 0.4 percent
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Southwest, Continental post higher profits

Southwest, Continental post higher profits

Southwest Airlines Co and Continental Airlines Inc, two of the largest US carriers, posted higher quarterly earnings on Thursday as fuller planes and fare increases helped offset soaring fuel costs.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
New York arabica coffee closes firm

New York arabica coffee closes firm

ICE arabica coffee futures closed firm on Wednesday after a quiet, inside day that saw short-covering support, dealers said. "It looks like a short-covering bounce and we had November London (robusta) up pretty big so that dragged up New York as well," on
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
President and Prime Minister condemn blasts

President and Prime Minister condemn blasts

President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat have strongly condemned two bomb blasts that occurred near Karsaz Roundabout in Karachi on Thursday night in the procession being taken out to welcome Benazir Bhutto, Chairperson of the Pakistan People
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
ICE cocoa settles higher

ICE cocoa settles higher

US cocoa trading on the floor finished firmer on Wednesday after a quiet session, supported by short-covering and speculative buying, traders said. "It was very slow and then all of a sudden it shot from $1,987 to $1,899 inside of two minutes and then it
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
BBC announces 1,800 job cuts

BBC announces 1,800 job cuts

The BBC unveiled 1,800 redundancies Thursday as part of a cost-cutting plan to plug a four-billion-dollar funding shortfall caused by lower than expected government funding for the British broadcaster.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
MGE spring wheat down

MGE spring wheat down

Spring wheat futures on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange ended lower following the volatile trade pattern in CBOT wheat, traders said. "We were pretty much following Chicago, right now we're just back and forth and the volume is light," a trader said.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Chinese search engines 'hijacked': US analysts

Chinese search engines 'hijacked': US analysts

US Internet search engines in China were being hijacked and directed to Chinese-owned Baidu, analysts said Wednesday, speculating that this may be retaliation for the White House award to exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
ICE cotton stocks rise

ICE cotton stocks rise

Certificated cotton stocks deliverable against the ICE No 2 cotton futures contract as of October 16 totalled 590,509 (480-lb) bales, from 583,886 bales the previous session. There were 7,580 bales issued, 38,004 bales awaiting review and 1,004 bales were
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
SBP opposes proposed 'Securities Act'

SBP opposes proposed 'Securities Act'

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has challenged the proposed 'Securities Act' with the observation that it would authorise the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to intervene in banks' affairs, sources in SECP told Business Recorder
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Steady undertone seen on cotton market

Steady undertone seen on cotton market

Most business activity remained at a low ebb in Karachi as former prime minister and leader of one of Pakistan's leading political party (Pakistan Peoples Party) Benazir Bhutto arrived in Karachi on Thursday afternoon after an eight-year self-imposed exil
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
SBP opposes proposed 'Securities Act'

SBP opposes proposed 'Securities Act'

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has challenged the proposed 'Securities Act' with the observation that it would authorise the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to intervene in banks' affairs, sources in SECP told Business Recorder
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Steady undertone seen on cotton market

Steady undertone seen on cotton market

Most business activity remained at a low ebb in Karachi as former prime minister and leader of one of Pakistan's leading political party (Pakistan Peoples Party) Benazir Bhutto arrived in Karachi on Thursday afternoon after an eight-year self-imposed exil
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
SBP opposes proposed ''Securities Act''

SBP opposes proposed ''Securities Act''

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has challenged the proposed ''Securities Act'' with the observation that it would authorise the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to intervene in banks'' affairs, sources in SECP told Business Record
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Nominal trade on grain market

Nominal trade on grain market

Almost no activity was seen at grain market on Thursday as most of the members and workers could not reach their destinations due to traffic problem on the return of the former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Uzbekistan reluctant to sign TTFA

Uzbekistan reluctant to sign TTFA

Uzbekistan has continuously been showing its reluctance to sign Transit Transport Framework Agreement (TTFA) for the last more than 9 years although it was signed by 9 Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) member states including Pakistan on May 19, 199
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Cotton market stands still on Benazir's arrival

Cotton market stands still on Benazir's arrival

No activity was witnessed on the cotton market on Thursday as like many organisations and departments, the workers and market players could not reach their destinations, dealers said. The Karachi Cotton Association (KCA) official spot rate was unchanged a
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Record-breaking bull-run continues on KSE

Record-breaking bull-run continues on KSE

The KSE-100 index on Thursday closed at its historic level of 14,754.92 points with a net gain of 164.75 points on the back of prevailing foreign interest, coupled with local investors and institutional support due to expected good corporate earning growt
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Oil cake market rates

Oil cake market rates

Sharp rise was seen on the cottonseed oilcake market on Thursday during lacklustre activity, dealers said. The December vaida opened with rupees four gain at Rs 514.00 and market closed at the same rate, they said. The January vaida also opened with the s
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Record-breaking bull-run continues on KSE

Record-breaking bull-run continues on KSE

The KSE-100 index on Thursday closed at its historic level of 14,754.92 points with a net gain of 164.75 points on the back of prevailing foreign interest, coupled with local investors and institutional support due to expected good corporate earning growt
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
CBOT wheat ends down

CBOT wheat ends down

Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade turned lower on Wednesday on further long liquidation and on new net selling, traders said. "I think some of them are getting short now," a trader said, referring to talk that some speculators were short selling
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Record-breaking bull-run continues on KSE

Record-breaking bull-run continues on KSE

The KSE-100 index on Thursday closed at its historic level of 14,754.92 points with a net gain of 164.75 points on the back of prevailing foreign interest, coupled with local investors and institutional support due to expected good corporate earning growt
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
US Midwest bids for corn hold steady

US Midwest bids for corn hold steady

Spot basis bids for corn held steady at most locations around the US Midwest on Thursday but rose at processors that were trying to boost crushing supplies, grain dealers said. Corn bids rose by as much as 10 cents per bushel at a processor in southern Oh
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Strict security arrangements

Strict security arrangements

As thousands of PPP workers and supporters Thursday poured in to Karachi Airport to welcome their leader on her arrival in the country after being in exile for more than eight years, strict and extensive security measures were taken in the city especially
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
FOB Gulf soyabean lower; corn and wheat steady

FOB Gulf soyabean lower; corn and wheat steady

US FOB Gulf soyabean basis offers were steady to lower on Wednesday amid slow export demand, while corn held steady, traders said. Hard and soft red winter wheat values held steady amid lower wheat futures, sparking a tender from Egypt's GASC.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
All matters of demutualisation: proposed 'ordinance' defines SECP role

All matters of demutualisation: proposed 'ordinance' defines SECP role

The proposed Stock Exchanges (Corporatis-ation, Demutualisation and Integration) Ordinance, 2007, empowers the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to supervise and monitor all matters pertaining to integration/demutualisation of exchange
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
HRW wheat bids mostly steady

HRW wheat bids mostly steady

US Plains hard red winter wheat basis bids were holding steady on Thursday, with Gulf business featured in an otherwise mostly quiet market. Increased interest in buying wheat for October, November and December was noted at the Gulf, even as shuttle train
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
All matters of demutualisation: proposed 'ordinance' defines SECP role

All matters of demutualisation: proposed 'ordinance' defines SECP role

The proposed Stock Exchanges (Corporatis-ation, Demutualisation and Integration) Ordinance, 2007, empowers the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to supervise and monitor all matters pertaining to integration/demutualisation of exchange
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Corn sets back after two-week top

Corn sets back after two-week top

Corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade dipped on Wednesday, setting back from a two-week top amid outlooks for a record large US crop, a bigger stockpile and the weakness in other commodities, traders said.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
All matters of demutualisation: proposed ''ordinance'' defines SECP role

All matters of demutualisation: proposed ''ordinance'' defines SECP role

The proposed Stock Exchanges (Corporatis-ation, Demutualisation and Integration) Ordinance, 2007, empowers the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to supervise and monitor all matters pertaining to integration/demutualisation of exchange
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports

The Karachi Port handled 98,295 tonnes cargo including 70,141 tonnes import, 28,154 tonnes export cargo and 2,643 containers (TEUs) during last 24 hours ending at 0700 hours on Thursday.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
BRIndex30 gains 198.77 points

BRIndex30 gains 198.77 points

On Thursday, BRIndex30 opened in the positive zone at 16,118.72, with an upward gap of 74.82 points and remained there for whole of the trading time. It closed at 16,242.67 with a net positive change of 198.77 points and percentage change of 1.24. It saw
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
WCE canola pressured by stocks glut

WCE canola pressured by stocks glut

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange canola futures ignored new tops in the allied Chicago soyabean oil market on Wednesday and instead were pressured by a build-up in commercial stocks, traders said.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
BRIndex30 gains 198.77 points

BRIndex30 gains 198.77 points

On Thursday, BRIndex30 opened in the positive zone at 16,118.72, with an upward gap of 74.82 points and remained there for whole of the trading time. It closed at 16,242.67 with a net positive change of 198.77 points and percentage change of 1.24. It saw
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Industrial activities come to a halt

Industrial activities come to a halt

Industrial activities remain paralysed in the city when former prime minister and Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan from self imposed exile after eight years on Thursday.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
The kitchen revolution

The kitchen revolution

On the one hand, men are being urged to confine their womenfolk to the home. On the other hand, everything is being done to free women from domestic bondage. Electric gadgets for housework and cooking, prepared masalas and ready-cooked foods have made the
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Anti-conversion laws in India

Anti-conversion laws in India

On 29th December 2006, the government of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh passed the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2006. The government claimed it was intended to be signed into law - is modeled on other existing anti-conversion
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
CAPITAL CULTURAL SCENE: Synthesis of diverse cultures

CAPITAL CULTURAL SCENE: Synthesis of diverse cultures

The Nomad Art Gallery has adorned the post Eid week with an exquisite exhibition of paintings by Nina Amin. The exhibits conceived and created by the artist, portray a substantial amount of a synthesis representing diversified cultural modes, nurtured in
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Resilience of our folk music

Resilience of our folk music

Music is an art form that, in one guise or another, permeates every human society, including ours. Modern music is heard in a bewildering profusion of styles, many of them contemporary, others engendered in the past eras. Music is a protean art that lends
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
Swiss magistrate nears money probe completion

Swiss magistrate nears money probe completion

A long-running investigation into charges of money laundering against former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and her husband is near completion, a Swiss magistrate said Thursday. "I will transmit the case at the end of next week to the prosecutor," said Gen
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
LAHORE CULTURAL DIARY: Religious sanctity and Eid festivities

LAHORE CULTURAL DIARY: Religious sanctity and Eid festivities

Na'at competitions, Mahaafil-e-Shabina and Aitkaf were the major highlights of the last week of the fasting month of Ramazan, which ended on October 13. Eid festivities in Lahore included releases of several new films and Eid gift distribution ceremonies.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
VSS for PTCL approved

VSS for PTCL approved

The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP), which met here on Thursday with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the chair, approved PTCL Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS), besides endorsing subscription of Habib Bank IPO.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
VSS for PTCL approved

VSS for PTCL approved

The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP), which met here on Thursday with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the chair, approved PTCL Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS), besides endorsing subscription of Habib Bank IPO.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
BRIDGE NOTES: The giants compete in Spingold championship

BRIDGE NOTES: The giants compete in Spingold championship

The Americans have become a leading bridge playing nation of the world for last four decades. They have achieved this distinguished position on the basis of hard work, intense study and dedication to the game of bridge.
Published 19 Oct, 2007 12:00am
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